Linda Holmes' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Linda Holmes has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Linda Holmes is still welcome to submit the test at any time.

Illinois State Legislative Election 2006 National Political Awareness Test

This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.

The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

The government should not be involved in any personal healthcare decisions, whether involving reproductive health, critical care or end of life issues. Healthcare decisions should be made privately in consultation with our physicians.

j) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.

X

k) Increase state funding for state and local emergency agencies to prevent or respond to terrorism.

X

l) Strengthen sex-offender laws.

X

m) Support the restriction of the sale of products used to make methamphetamine (e.g. tablets containing pseudophedrine, ephedrine and phenylpropanolamine).

n) Other or expanded principles

Support initiatives such as DuPage county's successful mental health court and drug court to get persons with mental illnesses or addiciton who commit crimes out of the general criminal justice system and instead be given the opportunity for treatment to reduce recidivism and assist them in becoming productive members of society.

d) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income working families.

X

e) Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families.

X

f) Support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Illinois' anti-discrimination laws.

X

g) Increase the state minimum wage.

h) Other or expanded principles

Affirmative Action: Should race, ethnicity or gender be taken into account in state agencies decisions on:

Undecided

a) Public employment

Undecided

b) State college and university admissions

Undecided

c) State contracting

d) Other or expanded principles

While we have come a long way in eliminating barriers to employment, educational opportunities and opportunities for minority-owned businesses to secure equal footing in awarding educational admissions, employment and state contracting, I am concerned that equal opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity and gender is not always realized.

Please explain in a total of 75 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.

1) Address the critical infrastructure needs of the rapidly growing communities throughout the District, particularly in Will County.2) Find a way to ensure that all Illinois citizens have access to quality, affordable health care.3) Examine the State budget to determine how we can adequately and equitably fund public schooling so that all Illinois children have access to a first rate education, regardless of the neighborhood they live in.